Mental Health Resources

Mission College Students

The Counseling Office is located in room E1-301, in the Main Building. Please call 408-855-5555 for crisis and/or personal counseling.

The Student Health Services is located in room W1-303, 1-408-855-5140. Behavioral health services are provided in the Student Health Services through Asian-Americans for Community Involvement (AACI). Mental health interns/clinical psychology trainees provide personal counseling under the supervision of a licensed clinical psychologist. These sessions are confidential, one hour long and are limited to 5 - 6 sessions/per semester. Hours are available each week, by appointment. Since appointments are limited, we do ask for a 24 - 48 hour advance notice, if the student needs to cancel their appointment. There is no charge for this service. Examples of reasons why students seek personal counseling are relationship conflicts, loss, feeling bad about oneself, depression, anxiety, cultural and ethnic identity, and various adjustment issues. This service is available for enrolled students of any ethnic or cultural background.

Mission College Employees

College employees who experience personal distress are referred to Claremont EAP, call 800-834-3773, which is available 24 hours, 7 days/week. This service is arranged our the WVMCCD Human Resources Department to support employees and their immediate family members.

Community Mental Health Resources

211 - call this number for referral information on basic human needs, such as physical and mental health, employment

Veterans Crisis Line - 1-800-273-8255 and press 1 or text message to 838255 to receive confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. The Veterans Crisis Line connects Veterans in Crisis and their families and friends with qualified, caring Department of Veterans Affairs responders through this confidential toll-free hotline. Support for deaf and hard of hearing individuals is available. You can also chat online confidentially.

Veteran Affairs local Mental Health Clinics (8 am to 4:30 pm). An Officer of the Day is on duty who would take crisis calls or arrange an appointment for a mental health intake:

Free Online Training - QPR (Question, Persuade and Refer (1 to 1.5 hours) for suicide prevention - open to anyone 18 years or older who lives or works in Santa Clara County Like CPR, QPR is an emergency response to someone in crisis. You will learn: myths and facts about suicide; warning signs of suicide; to question or talk with suicidal people; to persuade them to seek help; to refer them to resources. To sign-up, please email: jean.kaelin@hhs.sccgov.org. If you have questions, call Jean Kaelin at 408-885-3723. This program is made possible by YOUR Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) funds.

Free Online Training - Kognito's Students At Risk for Faculty & Staff (45 minutes to 1 hour). Mission College employees are encouraged to take this training to safeguard students and support mental and behavioral health. The goal of this program is to significantly increase the number of people in the community who are trained to identify and talk to students exhibiting signs of psychological distress and motivate them to seek appropriate help. Possible signs of distress include depression, anxiety and thoughts of suicide. Learn more at CCC Student Mental Health Program at kognito.com/ccc.